Mimbres 1000 CE - 1200 CE - Chasing Animal Bowl 4" x 7-1/2"
Photographed and Documented in 1960 by Hugo Rodeck, Director of the University of Colorado Museum. (RRE123) N-101 - 4 Thin Rim Bands and 1 Wide Band
Provenance: Richard Ellison Collection.
Certificate of Provenance included.
As shown in photos -
Advocational Archeologists, Richard “Red” and Virginia Ellison excavated a large Salado site from the mid 1950's until the early 70's that they owned and named “Kwilleylekia” LA-8674 in the Cliff, New Mexico area.
1200 CE - 1450 CE
Richard "Red" Ellison was an avocational archaeologist that began exploring the mysteries of the ancient Mimbres culture beginning in the late 1920's. Throughout his life he pursued his passion of learning about the people who inhabited the regions of Southwestern New Mexico in earlier centuries. Certainly inspired by the reports and writings from the early archeological expeditions of Bandelier, Cushing, Fewkes, Morris, Cosgrove, Nesbitt and others, Ellison quickly became well known in the area. Through the years he met and worked with many of the renowned archeologists and scholars studying the region. His papers include correspondence and references to Gladwin, Haury, Hough, Kidder, Wheat, Jenks, Rodeck, MIlls, LeBlanc, and Lekson to name a few. He contributed a tremendous amount of knowledge verbally, but never formally published any of his work. He is referenced in many academic papers regarding the Mimbres and Salado over the years and pieces of his collection have been featured in various publications.
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